Nevada Worker Rights
Nevada has daily overtime for lower-wage workers, required rest breaks, paid leave for any reason at larger employers, and the country’s best-known OSHA 10 card law.
- Nevada
Pay
- Minimum wage: $12.00 per hour for all employers since July 2024.
- Overtime: 1.5x over 40 hours a week, and over 8 hours in a 24-hour period for workers earning less than 1.5 times the minimum wage.
- Final pay: immediately if you’re fired; by the next payday or within 7 days if you quit, whichever is first.
- Prevailing wage: required on public works.
Breaks and leave
- Breaks: a paid 10-minute rest break for every 4 hours, and a 30-minute meal break for 8-hour shifts.
- Paid leave: employers with 50 or more employees must provide paid leave usable for any reason, about 40 hours a year for full-time workers.
OSHA 10 and 30 card law
Nevada requires OSHA 10 for construction workers and OSHA 30 for supervisors, completed within 15 days of hire and renewed every 5 years. See Nevada OSHA.
Unions and right-to-work
Nevada is a right-to-work state: a union contract can’t require you to join a union or pay dues or fees to keep your job. You still have the right to organize and act together with coworkers under federal law. See Right-to-Work States.
Where to file
- Unpaid wages and overtime: Nevada Labor Commissioner.
- Discrimination and harassment: Nevada Equal Rights Commission, or the U.S. EEOC.
- Safety: Nevada OSHA, the state plan, covers most private and public employers.
- Work injuries: report the injury to your employer right away, in writing, and follow up with Nevada’s workers’ compensation agency. See Workers’ Compensation.
Check current rules: this is a summary. Wage rates and labor laws change often, usually on January 1 or July 1, and cities and counties can add their own rules. Confirm details with the Nevada Labor Commissioner before acting. Federal protections apply too. See Where to Get Help.
Standards & references
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